- Building biomarker operations functions that align with organizational scale and strategy
- Optimizing vendor and central lab partnerships
- Integrating biomarker data across translational and clinical pipelines
- Preparing for the next evolution of biomarker-driven clinical trials
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TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT – Trial finder solutions – The evolving role of Patient Recruitment Platforms (PRPs) to Improve the last mile
The last mile of patient recruitment—connecting interested patients to sites—often breaks down. This session explores how PRPs such as Trialbee’s Honey Platform™ strengthens that handoff through invisible, backend infrastructure that reduces missed connections and improves enrolment at scale.
- Where patient-to-site handoffs fail
- Why a single backend matters across studies and regions
- How the Honey Platform improves conversion without changing the patient experience
PANEL DISCUSSION: Big pharma vs. emerging biotechs: Different outsourcing strategies, shared challenges
- Building flexibility into outsourcing partnerships for scalability
- Cost, quality and efficiency trade-offs between different models
- Identifying which model fits different phases of clinical development
- What does transition look like to you and how feasible is it?
Moderator: Anca Copaescu, CEO, Clinical Maestro
Registration and refreshments
Navigating major inflection points from IND to approval: Indication clarity, regulatory strategy & quality-by-design to support the drug development journey
- Define a clear indication and targeted patient population early by aligning the targeted product profile (TPP) with meaningful clinical outcomes and measurable endpoints.
- Build a comprehensive development roadmap that anticipates key inflection points from IND through pivotal trials, ensuring evidence generation stays aligned with approval requirements.
- Engage regulators early (e.g., Pre-IND meetings) to support gap analysis, de-risk development decisions, and refine a practical regulatory strategy.
- Embed Quality by Design (QbD) principles from the start to protect data integrity, ensure fit-for-purpose operational execution, and improve inspection readiness.
- Strengthen the likelihood of approval success by integrating indication clarity, regulatory alignment, and quality systems into a cohesive, proactive development approach.
Humanizing health authority inspections: Turning US BIMO/PAI scrutiny into first cycle approvals
- Decoding what FDA BIMO/PAI inspectors actually look for and why
- Designing inspection-ready systems that withstand real-world pressure
- Data integrity and story coherence: The real drivers of first-cycle approvals
- Communication choreography: Before, during, and after the inspection
- Tailored guidance: Differentiating strategies for small biotechs vs. mid-size companies
Balancing innovation with the reality of AI today
- Understand the foundational requirements for AI
- Differentiate between realistic and unrealistic expectations of AI and agents
- Identify strategies for prioritizing AI use cases
Meeting site challenges with stronger strategies
- Addressing recent site performance concerns and rebuilding trust when site credibility is questioned
- Identifying common gaps in oversight, governance to avoid actively monitoring site work
- Understanding policies and competing with limited resources at sites
- Enhancing site staff training, culture and accountability of clinical research
Lunch and networking break
KEYNOTE: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in clinical trials: Turning promise into practice
- Overcoming the hype: Moving from pilot projects to real-world applications of AI in pharma
- In a conservative and cautious industry, are we ready for AI?
- Reskilling for the AI Age: Preparing today’s workforce for the future, equipped with data-centric skills
- Unveiling but disparaging AI myths in clinical research